Second Language

Can you speak a second language fluently or are you learning one? If you're learning, why are you learning it? If you are fluent in a second language, does this help at any time?

I am learning Spanish and I'm actually in Spanish IV right now, which is a college course. I'm a sophomore, so I feel pretty good about myself. Haha. I'm learning it because I needed the credits for a university, but I've already gotten all of those, now I'm just taking it to get fluent. If you are fluent in a second language, you can get paid more at a job.

I know a fair amount of Spanish.omfg_its_dally

Same here. Enough to understand it fluently. Not enough to speak it that fluently. Weird? Nah.

So if u are talking about a second language.... I learn english for about 11 years...im 17 right now... and my english is best in my class..school... and i think in my group at extra english courses..... ;D

I think i will try to learn a third language .... i though about French.... or ...japanese ? XD
But id rather french... its kinda similar to english in my opinion....

Now i need just 2 more years and i will got to get a cretificate of english.... the first one... then ill try to learn a bit of french...

Thats all i think

Regards....

1st language - Spanish
2nd language - English

:)

My mothertongue is danish, no not the pastry, and I think my english is fairly good. I was taught german aswell in school, but I forgot half of my vocabulary, so now I can barely order a soda and some fries xD

I'm thinking of perhaps taking Italian when I'm done with my tenth grade and know what to do with my life...

First Language: Maltese

Second Language: English

Third Language: Italian

well, i speak english...

and portuguese...

and spanish...

all 3 fluently. i happen to have learnt some french at school but forget it, i just sck at it too bad.

and i intend to learn lojban some day (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lojban)

1st - English

2nd - Spanish (My entire life)

1st- Japanese

2nd-English

:)

Right now only English but i can read and write in Spanish but idk wth people are saying to me and its sad because both my parents speak Spanish but they never taught me and I'm Puerto Rican, but I'm studying Spanish now and I think i can say a lot of stuff so a native could understand me, but I wouldn't understand them unless they spoke slowly.... :(

Does anybody have any learning tips?

Right now only English but i can read and write in Spanish but idk wth people are saying to me and its sad because both my parents speak Spanish but they never taught me and I'm Puerto Rican, but I'm studying Spanish now and I think i can say a lot of stuff so a native could understand me, but I wouldn't understand them unless they spoke slowly.... :(

Does anybody have any learning tips?

bigblunt537

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Right now only English but i can read and write in Spanish but idk wth people are saying to me and its sad because both my parents speak Spanish but they never taught me and I'm Puerto Rican, but I'm studying Spanish now and I think i can say a lot of stuff so a native could understand me, but I wouldn't understand them unless they spoke slowly.... :(

Does anybody have any learning tips?

MojondeVACA

I live with my mom only and she hates her spanish because its "improper" so she refuses to speak to me in Spanish, but she speaks to all of her other friends in Spanish. She doesn't want me learning Street NYC Spanish.

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Right now only English but i can read and write in Spanish but idk wth people are saying to me and its sad because both my parents speak Spanish but they never taught me and I'm Puerto Rican, but I'm studying Spanish now and I think i can say a lot of stuff so a native could understand me, but I wouldn't understand them unless they spoke slowly.... :(

Does anybody have any learning tips?

bigblunt537

I live with my mom only and she hates her spanish because its "improper" so she refuses to speak to me in spanis, but she speaks to all of her other friends in Spanish. she doesn't want me learning Street NYc Spanish.

[QUOTE="bigblunt537"][QUOTE="MojondeVACA"][QUOTE="bigblunt537"]

Right now only English but i can read and write in Spanish but idk wth people are saying to me and its sad because both my parents speak Spanish but they never taught me and I'm Puerto Rican, but I'm studying Spanish now and I think i can say a lot of stuff so a native could understand me, but I wouldn't understand them unless they spoke slowly.... :(

Does anybody have any learning tips?

MojondeVACA

I live with my mom only and she hates her spanish because its "improper" so she refuses to speak to me in spanis, but she speaks to all of her other friends in Spanish. she doesn't want me learning Street NYc Spanish.

Yea but they get annoyed when i ask them for help lol So basically your sayingI just need to find someone who will speak to me in Spanish a lot and it will come over time?

[QUOTE="MojondeVACA"][QUOTE="bigblunt537"][QUOTE="MojondeVACA"][QUOTE="bigblunt537"]

Right now only English but i can read and write in Spanish but idk wth people are saying to me and its sad because both my parents speak Spanish but they never taught me and I'm Puerto Rican, but I'm studying Spanish now and I think i can say a lot of stuff so a native could understand me, but I wouldn't understand them unless they spoke slowly.... :(

Does anybody have any learning tips?

bigblunt537

I live with my mom only and she hates her spanish because its "improper" so she refuses to speak to me in spanis, but she speaks to all of her other friends in Spanish. she doesn't want me learning Street NYc Spanish.

Yea but they get annoyed when i ask them for help lol So basically your sayingI just need to find someone who will speak to me in Spanish a lot and it will come over time?

I'm studying Japanese, because I have always been interested in the language, from an aesthetic as well as a linguistic view. Living in California, I'm a bit ashamed that I don't know spanish though...RoyalAssassin78

Same here, except for the living in California part or not knowing Spanish(I know some, but not enough to hold a conversation).

I know a tiny bit of german... not nearly enough to survive by, and a small bit of spanish. Yet again, not enough to survive by.

Best thing i can do with german is say the alphabet, and sing a stupid song that basically says 'im an out of towner and dont speak good german' ... ich bin ouslander und spreken neict gut deutch. .... LMFAO i know i spelled probably all that wrong but you get the idea.

And spanish "Tengo perro coma un gato" i have a dog and it at a cat (i think lol). Just some stupid spanish stuff.

I know a few curse phrases and stupid phrases too.. not by heart but on paper somewhere. lol. They are fun to yell out the window at strangers.